Luís I of Portugal
Luís I of Portugal · Augusto Bobone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Luís I of Portugal

1838 – 1889 · aged 51

King of Portugal from 1861 to 1889

Born
1838 · Lisbon
Died
19 Oct 1889 · Cascais

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Showing 59 years
  1. 1838BornBorn in Lisbon
  2. 1861 – 1889RoleMonarch of Portugal
  3. 1864AwardKnight of the Order of the Elephant
  4. 19 Oct 1889DiedDied in Cascais

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Major world events during their lifetime (1838 – 1889).

  1. 1853 – 1856Crimean War
  2. 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
  3. 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War

Biography

Dom Luís I (Anglicized: Louis I, Luís Filipe Maria Fernando Pedro de Alcântara António Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis João Augusto Júlio Valfando; 31 October 1838 – 19 October 1889), known as "the Popular" (Portuguese: o Popular) was King of Portugal from 1861 to 1889.

Luís was a member of the ruling House of Braganza. The second son of Queen Maria II and her consort, King Ferdinand II, and born as the Duke of Porto, he acceded to the throne upon the death of his elder brother King Pedro V.

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